Quote Originally Posted by jr81 View Post
Personally, I wouldn't have bought isak for that price. We had Ekitike and that money could have went elsewhere like a cb and CDM.

Regarding the guehi deal, it has been cited the lateness of our final bid as the stumbling block. If we went in early with the extra 5mil I believe we would have gotten him. We haggled to get a cheaper deal due to his contract situation. Left it late. The manager throw a wobbler (which I don't blame him) and forced the owner to pull the deal. Going in earlier with that extra few mil gets the deal done. My opinion of course.
Well thanks for an answer. Here's a link from today on Guehi.

Title: Marc Guehi reveals how he's moved on after collapse of Ł35m deadline day move to Liverpool

"Marc Guehi says it has been 'easy' to move on from his collapsed deadline day move to Liverpool.

The Crystal Palace defender is not losing any sleep after being denied a Ł35million switch to Merseyside as the Eagles failed to sign a replacement......
(Some direct quotes from him, nothing major just moving on.. )

....A gracious response from Guehi, and the blow was no doubt made easier by how Palace are thriving - third in the Premier League, 18 games unbeaten - but he would be forgiven for feeling disappointed.

After all, the fee was agreed, he had undergone a medical with Liverpool, and a five-year contract was drawn up. A deal sheet was submitted to the Premier League to buy more time.

But that all fell apart because Palace were unable to secure his successor. That was not entirely their fault. They had lined up Brighton defender Igor Julio for a season-long loan, but he decided he wanted to be a West Ham player instead.

For now, Guehi remains at Palace, but for how long is to be seen. He could leave on the cheap in January or for free in the summer.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Juventus, and Inter Milan have all been reported as suitors, so he could become the latest English star to move abroad.

Alternatively, Liverpool may go back in for him, and they will be doubly regretting not signing him after Ł26million signing Giovanni Leoni suffered an ACL injury against Southampton last week. He is expected to be out for at least a few months.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/marc-guehi-reveals-how-hes-moved-on-after-collapse-of-35m-deadline-day-move-to-liverpool/ar-AA1NKrTh
So, given the context that Palace wouldn't sell without his replacement, and the player they wanted moved elsewhere, how would moving earlier and bigger have helped them land their replacement.

We all have ideas of who we'd sign. But there's little evidence other additions prevented us from landing Guehi.